Inflection AI UK Ltd. Mustafa Sulaiman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, addresses the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 18, 2024.
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Microsoft will unveil brand new artificial intelligence tools for use on PCs and in the cloud at its annual Build conference, according to a session list posted on Wednesday.
In January, Nadella told analysts that 2024 is the year when “AI will become [a] A first-class part of every PC” and Microsoft’s May conference itinerary reflect these goals. Microsoft has reported significant revenue growth from clients running AI models in its Azure public cloud, and the company is following this trend. Want to continue.AI features for developers.
The new head of Microsoft AI, Mustafa Sulaiman, will take the stage with CEO Satya Nadella and other longtime executives during the show’s opening keynote address in Seattle. Solomon — co-founder of DeepMind, the AI startup that Google acquired in 2014 — joined Microsoft last month from startup Inflection AI.
For years, people looking to get the most out of the Windows operating system have been able to install PowerTies, an open-source bundle of utilities such as an image resizing widget and keyboard shortcut customization program. In the build, Microsoft will talk about a new Advanced Paste feature, which draws on AI models that run directly on people’s PCs, rather than sending data to the cloud and receiving responses.
The software maker will also talk about new AI features “that allow users to deeply interact with their digital lives on Windows,” according to a session description. Developers will be able to integrate these features into Windows applications.
As part of its AI PC strategy, Microsoft introduced the Surface PC in March, which features a Copilot button for quick access to the company’s chatbot. These machines have Intel processors. For years, Microsoft has been working to improve the user experience on Windows PCs by running energy-efficient chips on the ARM architecture, rather than the standard x86 model used by Intel. In the build, Microsoft plans to discuss how Windows apps will be able to tap Arm-based neural processing engines, or NPUs, for AI.
Organizations building their chatbots in Azure AI Studio will hear about new AI safety features, aimed at reducing the likelihood of models making statements about sex and violence or creating security risks.
Microsoft is trying to make Azure easier to use as a whole. The company will talk about upcoming enhancements to the Copilot chatbot accessible in Azure, which is currently available to select clients in preview mode.
You can find the full session catalog for the 2024 Build Conference here.
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